Question 1: The teacher in the video clip is reviewing important parts of a content-area textbook with her elementary students. Why is it important to introduce young students to this information? How will this basic lesson and other presentations on this topic become generalized as the students move through the grades to the secondary level?
It is important to begin introducing students to this content at an early age, since most reading in textbooks, requires understanding these skills. Teaching students in lower grades information that is essential to understand harder and more difficult concepts in higher grades, is key. As students enter high grade levels, they will take this information and apply it possibly to their own writing, as well as, locate specific information from an article. Students in higher level writing courses, often form articles and other pieces of writing that follow this basic structure.
It is important to begin introducing students to this content at an early age, since most reading in textbooks, requires understanding these skills. Teaching students in lower grades information that is essential to understand harder and more difficult concepts in higher grades, is key. As students enter high grade levels, they will take this information and apply it possibly to their own writing, as well as, locate specific information from an article. Students in higher level writing courses, often form articles and other pieces of writing that follow this basic structure.